Feeling out of touch? The best way to have questions answered about our faith is to have an open dialogue with someone who can help us. Unfortunately, that is not always possible due to our hectic schedules. When we are stuck for time there are other resources available to help. It has never been easier to have questions about our Catholic Faith answered. There are many resources available to find answers to questions you may have about our faith or our history. Keeping in mind that living our Catholic Faith is based on both knowledge and our relationship with God, Christ and one another: If youare looking for trustworthy Catholic websites here are a few that you can rely on:

http://www.ewtn.com – Church documents, history, radio & TV show times, gift ideas and a general question and answer section.

www.newadvent.com – Try this web site if you are looking for anything historical – from the writings of theEarly Church Fathers, The Summa, to Vatican Two Documents, or information about your favorite saints.

This web-site has it all….http://w2.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html -This web-site will take you directly to The Holy See. You will find encyclicals, bulls, homilies, speeches, just about any church document you can think of; recent writings of Pope Francis, Saint Pope John Paul II and several other writings from our past Popes, the Roman Curia, News Services, Liturgical Celebrations, and so much more. Check out this web-site – but plan to stay a while – you will be amazed! You will also find a language selection on this site.

osv.com – Will give you daily Mass readings, daily reflections, world news as it pertains to the CatholicChurch, national and Vatican news. A great site to explore.

http://catholicmom.com – Great for all parents; whether from pre-school age to attending a Catholic school, public school, or if you are a home school parent, there are great resources here for the year.

DID YOU KNOW?We often see the initials IHS in literature, on Catholic manuscripts, on and in Catholic buildings. Where did these initials come from and what do they mean?The true meaning of IHS are the first three letters of the Greek spelling of the Holy Name of Jesus. The insignia “IHS” comes from the Latinized version of the Greek ιησους, taking the first three letters in capitalsIHS(ous). So, we come to the insignia as the symbol of the Holy Name.In Greek, the name “Jesus”, is written ιησους and is transliterated as “ihsous” (pronounced iēsous). This is the Holy Name as it was written in the Gospels.However, in Hebrew, the name “Jesus” is written ישוע which is transliterated as “yeshu‘a”, pronounced Yeshūa.Finally, in Latin, the Holy Name is written Iesus which gives us the English “Jesus”, since the “j” often replaces the “i” at the beginning of a word

Have You Noticed...?

Recently some parishioners have begun wearing chapel veils and others have asked why.During Apostolic times, both men and women were required to cover their heads when praying in the synagogue. Christians, under the direction of St. Paul, changed the practice for men, but not for women.

In the 1917 Code of Canon Law, men were required to remove their head coverings when celebrating the rites, unless local custom or special circumstances indicated otherwise. Women were required to cover their heads upon entering a church regardless of local custom (Canon 1262). The Vatican II reforms led to a document by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Inter Insigniores (Oct. 15, 1976), which stated the requirement for women to cover their heads was not a matter of faith and therefore not necessary (Para. 4). Following the document, the 1983 Code of Canon Law specifically stated that all canons of the 1917 Code that were not included in the 1983 Code were abrogated. The canon requiringwomen to cover their heads was not included In the new Code.

The Vatican II documents and current Code which reflects the teachings of the Council, affirm the equal dignity of all the baptized, both male and female. Some women desire to wear a veil as an expression of humility and reverence while in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. They also feel the veil is a sign of the dignity inherent in women, who have the potential to receive both human life and the supernatural life of God within themselves.

Choosing to wear a veil or not is an individual choice, both of which the Church supports as the dignity of the human person flows from being made in the image and likeness of God, redeemed by Christ,and becoming a temple of the Holy Spirit.”

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